bajillion
/bəˈd͡ʒɪljən/
"bajillion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bajillion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unspecified, absurdly large number (of).
Corpus desk
Index EN-bajillion · bajillion · English
bajillion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bajillion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bəˈd͡ʒɪljən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bajillion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bajillion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈd͡ʒɪljən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unspecified, absurdly large number (of).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bajillion in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: See -illion. The correct English form is bajillion, spelled B-A-J-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An unspecified, absurdly large number (of).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bajillion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
However, I have a bajillion cherry tomatoes. Is it worth it to try to make spaghetti sauce from them, or will it take 10 bajillion cherry tomatoes to make any quantity of sauce?
I’m glad Oasis are back together—a bajillion people singing “Wonderwall” live will be transcendent—but, I dunno, I’m sort of hoping for a bit of drama between the bros?
Etymology
See -illion.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.